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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONSTANCY, by THOMAS WYATT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Perdy! I said it not Last Line: Within my heart for ever. Alternate Author Name(s): Wyat, Thomas Variant Title(s): Canzone: 4 Subject(s): Fidelity; Hearts; Life; Love; Pain; Faithfulness; Constancy; Suffering; Misery | |||
Perdy! I said it not, Nor never thought to do; As well as I, ye wot, I have no power thereto; And if I did, the lot That first did me enchain Do never slack the knot, But strait it to my pain. And if I did, each thing, That may do harm or woe, Continually may wring My heart whereso I go. Report may always ring Of shame of me for aye, If in my heart did spring The word that ye do say. If I said so, each star, That is in heaven above, May frown on me to mar The hope I have in love; And if I did, such war, As they brought out of Troy, Bring all my life afar From all this lust and joy. And if I did so say, The beauty that me bound Increase from day to day More cruel to my wound, With all the moan that may, To plaint may turn my song; My life may soon decay, Without redress, by wrong. If I be clear fro thought, Why do ye then complain? Then is this thing but sought To turn me to more pain. Then that that ye have wrought, Ye must it now redress; Of right therefore ye ought Such rigour to repress. And as I have deserved, So grant me now my hire; Ye know I never swerved, Ye never found me liar. For Rachel have I served, (For Leah cared I never) And her I have reserved Within my heart for ever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES |
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